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Flight From Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War Michael Kranish Last aired: February 22, 2010	1960 LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies David Pietrusza Last aired: February 16, 2010
The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness Harlow Unger Last aired: February 16, 2010	Robert Dallek, author of "Harry S. Truman" and James Mann, author of "The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan" Robert Dallek; James Mann Last aired: February 16, 2010
The Kennedy Assassination - 24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as President Steven Gillon Last aired: February 16, 2010	Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt H.W. Brands Last aired: February 15, 2010
Panel on the American Presidency with Gary May, "John Tyler," William Leuchtenburg, "Herbert Hoover," and Timothy Naftali, "George H.W. Bush" William Leuchtenburg; Gary May; Timothy Naftali Last aired: February 15, 2010	What Obama Means for Our Culture, Our Politics, Our Future Jabari Asim Last aired: February 15, 2010
Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip Matthew Algeo Last aired: February 15, 2010	In Defense of Thomas Jefferson: The Sally Hemmings Sex Scandal William Hyland Jr. Last aired: February 15, 2010
Tell Me of Lincoln: Memories of Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, and Life in Old New York William Styple Last aired: February 15, 2010	The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution 1980-1989 Steven Hayward Last aired: February 13, 2010
2009 Virginia Festival of the Book - Shaun Casey, "The Making of a Catholic President: Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960" Shaun Casey Last aired: January 1, 2010	Abraham Lincoln George McGovern; Gore Vidal Last aired: December 27, 2009
The Harding Affair: Love and Espionage During the Great War James David Robenalt Last aired: November 7, 2009	Jimmy Carter: The Liberal Left and World Chaos Mike Evans Last aired: October 25, 2009
A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel Allis Radosh; Ronald Radosh Last aired: August 30, 2009	Reagan's Secret War: The Untold Story of His Fight to Save the World from Nuclear Disaster Annelise Anderson; Martin Anderson Last aired: August 29, 2009
A. Lincoln: A Biography Ronald White, Jr. Last aired: August 23, 2009	What the Heck Are You Up To, Mr. President?: Jimmy Carter, America's "Malaise," and the Speech that Should Have Changed the Country Kevin Mattson Last aired: August 23, 2009
Lincoln on Race and Slavery Henry Louis Gates Last aired: August 22, 2009	George McGovern: Abraham Lincoln George McGovern Last aired: August 22, 2009
Rick Perlstein "Nixonland" Organization of American Historians 2009 Rick Perlstein Last aired: August 16, 2009	The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America - Part One Douglas Brinkley Last aired: August 1, 2009
The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America - Part Two Douglas Brinkley Last aired: August 1, 2009	Craig Symonds, Lincoln and His Admirals George McGovern; Craig Symonds Last aired: July 13, 2009
Presidential Command: Power, Leadership, and the Making of Foreign Policy from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush Peter Rodman Last aired: July 6, 2009	A Slobbering Love Affair: The True and Pathetic Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media Bernard Goldberg Last aired: June 7, 2009
Lincoln's Men: The President and His Private Secretaries Daniel Mark Epstein Last aired: May 23, 2009	Harold Holzer on Abraham Lincoln and William Shakespeare Harold Holzer Last aired: May 18, 2009
Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama Tim Wise Last aired: May 10, 2009	American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House - Winner of 2009 Pulitzer Prize in Biography Jon Meacham Last aired: April 25, 2009
The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan: A History of the End of the Cold War James Mann Last aired: April 5, 2009	The Painter's Chair: George Washington and the Making of American Art Hugh Howard Last aired: April 4, 2009
Deciding the Next Decider: The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme Calvin Trillin Last aired: March 30, 2009	Tear Down This Myth: How the Reagan Legacy has Distorted Our Politics and Haunts Our Future Will Bunch Last aired: March 29, 2009
"A Long Time Coming: The Inspiring, Combative 2008 Campaign and the Historic Election of Barack Obama" Evan Thomas Last aired: March 22, 2009	Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer Fred Kaplan Last aired: March 21, 2009
The Lincoln Anthology: Great Writers on His Life and Legacy from 1860 to Now Harold Holzer Last aired: March 21, 2009	FDR's Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression Jim Powell Last aired: March 15, 2009

This Weekend's TV Schedule

Beginning Saturdays at 8am (ET)

Highlights

After Words: Diane Ravitch, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System," interviewed by Valerie Strauss, Washington Post
Next air time: Saturday, March 20th, at 10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.

The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History
Gregory Zuckerman
Next air time: Sunday, March 21st, at 10pm (ET)
Approx. 55 min.

Also Airing...

Saturday, March 20th

9pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets Are the Best Answer in Today's Economy
Steve Forbes

10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Diane Ravitch, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System," interviewed by Valerie Strauss, Washington Post

Sunday, March 21st

11am (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets Are the Best Answer in Today's Economy
Steve Forbes

12pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Bill & Janet Cohen, "Race & Reconciliation," interviewed by Rep. John Lewis

7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves - And Why It Matters
B.R. Myers

8pm (ET)
Approx. 42 min.
Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the Struggle to End Segregation
Rawn James

9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Diane Ravitch, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System," interviewed by Valerie Strauss, Washington Post

10pm (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History
Gregory Zuckerman

Monday, March 22nd

12am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Diane Ravitch, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System," interviewed by Valerie Strauss, Washington Post

3am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Diane Ravitch, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System," interviewed by Valerie Strauss, Washington Post

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IN DEPTH

In Depth is Book TV's long form LIVE interview call-in program with one author discussing his or her body of work. It airs on the first Sunday of every month, beginning at Noon ET. You can watch previous episodes of In Depth online. In 2010 so far, Michelle Malkin, Paul Johnson, and T.R. Reid have been our guests. You can watch those online.

April--John Dean

Book Festivals

Book TV will be covering several book festivals this spring, including LIVE coverage of the Tucson Book Festival March 13-14, and the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville later in March. In April, plans for coverage include the Annapolis Book Festival as well as the Los Angeles Times Book Fair.